Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-05-30
Rev. William Ame., Three Wives.

BE Is ARRESTED IN THIS CITY BY REQUEST OF THE
NORFOLK (yA.) AUTHORITIES.
The police were recently notified by the Norfolk
authorities TO look out for and arrest the Rev.
William Ames, alias Haynes, alias johnson, col
ored, who Is wanted there on a charge of bigamy
Yesterday afternoon Detectives Wheeler and Mat
tingly called at house No. 637 South Carolina
avenue in East Washington. They were Informed
that the Rev. Mr. Ames had gone out for walk,
and the officers LEFT, intending TO return during
the evening. When they arrived at the corner OF
seventh and Pennsylvania avenue they met col
ored man who answered the description OF the per.
son wanted The officers spoke to him and he at
once admitted that he was the Rev. Ames He
informed by the officers that he was under ar
rest for bigamy and would be taken TO Norfolk
He demanded that the officers produce their war
rant, and when informed that one was not neces-
sary he thought the officers were "bridging his
right as citizen" The prisoner was escorted TO
the Police Headquarters where he said his mother
name was Ames, but people called him johnson,
and he goes by two names; that he was about
thirty nine years old, and was Baptist preacher.
The prisoner argued his Case in this way: He
married May Stevens ON the Eastern shore. She
was then his lawful wife. Then he went to Nor
folk and married Hattie Emery. Being as his first
wife was living the second marriage was Illegal
and the second woman was not his wife because
he had no right to marry her. He was then ar
rested and sent to the penitentiary. His being in
prison gave the first wife divorce and the second
not being his wife he was again a free man, and
had the right to marry whom he pleased, and came
TO this city and married Agnes Ridley in Perry
CarsOns hotel.
iHe was taken In the patrol wagon to the Sixth
Precinct station, where he viii be held for the Nor
folk authorities
SUMNER SCHEDULE OF THE PIEDMONT AIR LINE
The summer schedule or the Piedmont Air Line
went into effect on sunday. The changes are
slight The $50 a. H. train takes passengers for
the Blue Ridge and Allegheny Springs. Tine fast
mali train, which heretofore lett Washington at
IL 20 a. M, now leaves at IL 81 Other minor
changes 10 accommodate summer travellers have
been made.
MARRIAGE LICENsEs.-Marriage licenses have
been ISSUED by the clerk OF the court TO John E.
Davis and Blanche Z. SOllers; VIM. Goodyear and
e. NJ Childs; Herman Ditterich and Marie Hildah
Muller, both OF Richmond Va; Max b. Lutzner
and Clara Ida Fika both OF Richmond, Va; j. Z.
Austin and L. NJ. Brown both OF Richmond, Va;
John WEIGH and Alice Pearman, both OF Rich
mond, Va; Chas P. Soles and Annie Nj. Blanken-
ship, both OF Richmond, Va; o. Il. Lucas and Kate
Hutchinson, both OF Richmond, Va; CalcenuS Dor
aey and Lucinda Simpson.
THE HOWARD LAW CoMaENCEMENT.-The COM
menCement OF the law department OF Howard
tional church at Soclock Gen. VIM. Blrney win
address the graduating class. VIM. Ii. Ii. Hart
will deliver The valedictOry address, and Prof.
krause's orchestra will furnish the music. The
following are graduates Vim. Ii. II. Hart, A. B.,
Alabama; Peter j. Bacon, A. NJ, Pennsylvania;
John IL Lawson, A. b., District OF Columbia; Fer
dlnand DesOto Lee, Virginia. Post graduates
Tally X. Holmes, IL b.. South Carolina; JAS. +.
Bundy, a: B., Ii B., District s Of columbia; VIM.
LII. b., District of Columbia.
THE ENGINEERS CoNvENTIoN.-The spring meet
ing (iifteenth) OF the American Society OF Mechan-
cal Engineers begins at 10 O'Clock morrow MORN
ing at Willard Hall. The rolls show Is honorary
members, life members, 63I active members, 81
associates, ana 81 juniors making a total men,
bership OF III OF this number at least three or
four hundred are expected to be in attendance.
Mr. George H. BabcOck, OF New York city, Is presi-
dent; Mr.. Charles III. Loring OF this city, is one of
the vice-presidents: William H. Wiley, OF New
York city, is treasurer. and F. r. Hutton, OF New
1ork city, is secretary. The society will hold SeS-
sions daily until adjournment, the afternoon of
June 3. The Washington members are: W. II.
Allderdice, Edward L. Dent, W. NJ. FOlger, Alex.
Henderson, Herman Hollerith, j. p s. Lawrence,
Chas. III. Loring, Harold p. Norton, George b.
Whiting.
FIREWORKS AT ATHLETIC PARk.-At Athletic Park
tonight Mr. Pain will give final display of fire.
works, including fine portrait OF Gen. Logan and
many other novelties. The rain interfered with
last weeks program at Athletic Park, but the first
exhibition OF pyrotechnics on Friday night was
great success.
SMASHED IN WINDOW TO STEAL WATCHES
To-day, In the Police Court Daniel Taper, a young
coi0red man, was charged with hOuSebreaking
and the case was continued until Saturday. The
prisoner, 1t is charged. smashed in the shOw-win-
dow at lieidenheimer's pawn shop Saturday night
ana grabbed "a handful OF watches and ran of
with them He was pursued by Officer Golway
he SAID he was drunk and did not know what he
was arrested for.
LOGAN MEMORIAL SERvICES.-The Logan me-
mortal services held at the Metropolitan NJ E.
CHuTCn iaSU evening were largely attended. The
Logan Guard Of Honor and many other members
OF the q. 4. X. and the Saratoga Citizens Corps
were present. There was music by Doring's band,
ard a memorial address was delivered by Rev. Dr.
Jno. L. Newman. Yesterday afternoon Mrs.
Logan received many handsome memorial tributes
from various Grand Army posts and other asso-
Citations.
He WAS NOT THE AUTHOR.-Mr. JnO. F. Paret
writes To The STAR that he was not the author of
The verses published with his name attached nor
does he know who the author may be. The poem,
he says, was one OF numerous articles that were
contributed anonymously TO be ''read before the
Tuesday Club, ," Il now extinct literary society,"
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